Water Quotes From Environmental Advocates
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Water Quotes From Scientists
The last post in my “Water Quotes from…” series was Water Quotes from Funny People. So this time I’d like to post water quotes from people who do serious work, scientists. The definition of a scientist is a person who is studying or has expert knowledge of one or more of the natural or physical sciences. That sounds like serious business to me.
Most of my followers know my deep appreciation for Leonardo da Vinci, especially for his views on water. For me, he is the world’s foremost scientist, a genius well before his time. Here is a link to my favorite water quotes from him…
Water Quotes From Women
A Valentine to Women Who Keep the Water Flowing…
… the female connection to water goes far beyond the symbolism found in literature and legend, well past the traditional symbolic links between women and the tides. In the developing countries of the world, right now, there are millions of women hauling water for their families from distant wells, rivers, and lakes. According to the United Nations Population Fund, they’re walking an average of 6 km 3.7 miles per day to collect water. (Water weighs 8 pounds per gallon. Think about carrying a bucket of it for miles.) In conflict zones around the world, from Darfur to Latin America, they are risking their very lives as they walk those dangerous miles for water and they’re carrying life itself back to their families.